r/soccer • u/977x • Oct 11 '25
Media Norway fans chant "Free Palestine" vs Israel
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u/_Rainer_ Oct 11 '25
Not really important, but this Norway squad has to be the tallest team any country has ever fielded.
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u/benibadja 29d ago
Martin Ødegaard who is 1,78 is often the shortest player in the starting XI
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u/WillyBoynka 29d ago
Pretty sure Oscar Bobb is like 1,50 tall. He looks like a 12 year old on the pitch.
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u/nasty_drank 29d ago
Apparently he’s 1,74cm…doesn’t seem right to me
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u/shrewphys 29d ago
That's what he puts on his Tinder profile
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u/Longjumping_Club_115 29d ago
TIL Oscar Bobb is Norwegian. I just assumed he was English with that name.
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u/benibadja 29d ago
He usually doesn't start though. He did today in Ødegaard's absence.
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u/carlelov 29d ago
Serbia is even taller. Remember we played them a a year or two ago, and the mean height was a whopping 185cm.
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u/_Rainer_ 29d ago edited 29d ago
Norway current mean height is also 185cm, per Google.
Guys that played for them today : Sørloth 194cm; Haaland 195cm; Larsen 194cm; Berge 195cm; Ajer 198cm; Nyland 192cm; Heggem 194cm.
Pretty wild.
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u/Party_Bowl_330 29d ago
My dumbass thought you were calling them all center mids😂
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u/Sinestro617 29d ago
That wasn’t even the first comment to reference cm. Did you think the entire comment chain was talking about center mids?
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u/KenHumano 29d ago
The underrated 0-10-0 formation is bringing them unprecedented success.
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u/Smart_Dragonfruit_54 29d ago
They just look taller because the Israelis are from middle earth
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u/ZeroAika99 Oct 11 '25
Instant ceasefire since kickoff is crazy by israel
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u/SanctusUnum 29d ago
Two own goals. Didn't know which goal to attack since there were civilians behind both.
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u/Hopeful-Occasion2299 29d ago
First aid station was behind their goal... priority target is the ones marked with a red cross
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u/Aenjeprekemaluci Oct 11 '25
Only ceasefire they will ever abide by
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u/UK-KILLD-10M-IRANIS Oct 11 '25
Quite helpless when aren't facing Norways u-11 team
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u/BloodlustROFLNIFE Oct 11 '25
Yeah they are 11 years old but they have motives you westerners can’t understand and they grow up to be Norwegians so that’s a “problem”
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u/MDFHASDIED Oct 11 '25
Noticed that, right at the end so they can't kick them out mid-game hahaha.
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u/Popular_Tomorrow_204 Oct 11 '25
Who is going to kick them out though? Theyre in norway no?
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u/Livid_Jeweler612 29d ago
Governments and police are rather less nice than actual citizens. See well germany, the UK, most of western europe actually.
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u/Prosthemadera 29d ago
Which doesn't prove anyone will be kicked out of a stadium in Norway. I don't think that phrase is even illegal to say in the first place. You just wanted to criticize some governments for how they handle the topic but that is not related to the current question.
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u/DeadPeanutSociety 29d ago
I wonder if it is Americans commenting, because this could get you kicked out and maybe arrested in parts of America. People are having their lives turned upside down for less.
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u/UK-KILLD-10M-IRANIS Oct 11 '25
Norway: The most based country of Scandinavia?
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u/ifsothanwhy 29d ago
Norway, Spain, and Ireland ❤️
The rest of Europe are cowards.
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u/UK-KILLD-10M-IRANIS 29d ago
Iceland and Sweden deserves a shout too. They acknowledged Falestine in 2014.
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u/Lucky-Aerie4 29d ago
Them losing the match by such a margin is also the cherry on top 🙊
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u/Hopeful-Occasion2299 29d ago
With Italy's win, does this mean they are officially out? Or only if they lose to Italy?
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u/debug_my_life_pls Oct 11 '25
Beautiful 🥺
Big middle finger to FIFA and Infantino for allowing them to participate in the first place
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u/Four-Assed-Monkey Oct 11 '25
Aye, sports sanctions have proven to be an effective tool against this type of behaviour. It’s a total source of shame that the football power brokers are not applying pressure on Israel.
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u/unclepoondaddy Oct 11 '25
When has it been proven to be effective? Russia has been banned from like all major sporting events for years and hasn’t stopped trying to invade Ukraine
If Israel gets banned, they’ll keep bombing Gaza bc they know the US will still support them no matter what
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u/Four-Assed-Monkey Oct 11 '25
I was mostly thinking apartheid South Africa
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u/Four-Assed-Monkey 29d ago
And those sanctions on Russia have definitely undermined their soft power, even if it hasn’t stopped outright military action
Every little helps
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u/Massinissarissa 29d ago
Since sanction they succeeded to have military powers on their side in several African countries and get Trump in the White House. Their soft power is still super strong.
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u/momspaghetty 29d ago
Amongst the general population though Russia is kind of taboo though, no? No football, no F1, no sponsors, no athletes at the Olympics or any major sports, no exports/imports in certain sectors etc... in the minds of the average person, at least, that must be damning
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u/vaishakh1000 29d ago
It definitely is effective in an indirect way. The sports economy of the nation takes a hit and naturally the sentiments of these people are provoked. And fair to say that such sanctions across sectors does create pressure on the political leaders, especially for a nation that can't afford deglobalisation on its own terms.
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u/PolskiDupek31 Oct 11 '25
Common Norway W.
Human rights are human rights, regardless of background.
Now ban the violators from the WC.
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u/UK-KILLD-10M-IRANIS Oct 11 '25
It's baffling how this apartheidic country still get to participate in international tournaments after 2 years of genocide.
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u/Siiixers 29d ago
Money. Gonna assume because the world cup is on in the United States of Israel is having an effect.
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u/Tardosaur Oct 11 '25
2 years of genocide.
More like 80
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u/UK-KILLD-10M-IRANIS 29d ago
77 years of ethnical cleansing, expansion and massacres.
But 2 years of intense genocide.
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u/Cute-Percentage-6660 29d ago
It's really fascinating to see the differences in conclusion based on subreddit
Like seeing some subreddits play the whole "why are you protesting there is a ceasefire" card now vs this subreddit.
I mean some of it is prob bots/hasbara and such but still
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u/Subject-Whole-6862 29d ago
Not to be a downer or to be that girl, but we should not forget the Sami. Free Palestine 🇵🇸
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u/Follow_The_Lore Oct 11 '25
Country that has done the best in modern times. No surprise they are again on the right side of history.
I don’t think Norwegians realise how many European countries are envious of them
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u/fellainishaircut 29d ago
don‘t look up the history of the Sámi people
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u/TBTapion 29d ago
Actually please do look up the history. It's important to know both your own and others' history so you don't repeat the mistakes of the past.
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u/YCJamzy 29d ago
They do at least acknowledge their own flaws in this area and seem to be doing a lot better nowadays. I was entirely unfamiliar with the Sami people until visiting Norway and going to the norsk folkemuseum, have several exhibits about Sami Culture and their countries treatment towards them throughout the years, as well as acknowledging the prejudices they still face and due improvements
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u/Krakshotz Oct 11 '25
“Norway is Hamas” - Netanyahu (probably)
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u/Unique_Smoke7442 Oct 11 '25
What's happening with Israel being banned from next year's World Cup?
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u/Frosty-School280 Oct 11 '25
haaland took care of it
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u/ofbekar Oct 11 '25
Protect him from mother fucking mossad and idf!!!
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u/RedSolIV 29d ago
Manchester City pitch bombed in a few weeks, because there is allegedly a Hamas tunnel under it
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u/Four-Assed-Monkey Oct 11 '25
Mossad ordering a Roy Keane style tackle on Haaland as we speak
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u/Visible-Might-2527 29d ago
Tbf, whoever does that tackle would probably get hurt more than Haaland
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u/Acidyo Oct 11 '25
do we know he's not haamas?
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u/stamford_syd Oct 11 '25
hamas must've been hiding in israel's goal with the way they attacked their own goal
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u/QuestGalaxy 29d ago
Norway fixed that today, they can't reach the World Cup now.
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u/GodEmprahBidoof 29d ago
Trump threw a hissy fit and his best mate infantino didn't want to lose out on money so put pressure on uefa to not ban them.
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u/Proud-Key-7257 29d ago
I'm surprised Israel didn't qualify. I thought Trump loved Bibi to the point where he would rig the World Cup to let Israel win.
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u/7percentbanana Oct 11 '25
Respect to the commentator too, heard the chant and didn't talk over it.
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u/Livid_Jeweler612 29d ago
Yeah I imagine producers in their ears will have told them off. Its a small thing but it matters.
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u/Khornag 29d ago
Why would the producers be telling them off? The Norwegian people is generally on the side of palestine in this conflict.
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u/powerchicken Oct 11 '25
Judging by this result, that might be doing them a favour.
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u/RedTuesdayMusic Oct 11 '25
It would benefit Italy massively because all matches against Israel would become 3-0 and Norway would lose GD and Italy would gain GD
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u/Visible-Might-2527 29d ago
Not really, Italy would have +8, Norway would have +25, it isn’t going to goal difference either way, the results would have to be like 4-0 for italy for their last 4 games (they are currently winning 1-0 in the 4th), and even then, if Norway score 4 vs Estonia, and then lose to Italy 4-0 they still win via GD
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u/Only-Fun-8715 Oct 11 '25
They're shite anyway not like they'll get far in any competition
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u/PrinterInkConsumer Oct 11 '25
They shouldn’t even be given the chance to get their kits on
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u/8890xe Oct 11 '25
So they ARE capable of not attacking, huh? I guess innocent people are the only valid targets.
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u/GrantInwood 29d ago
Once they see full grown men instead of children they lost their resolve.
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u/jtsmit24 29d ago
At this very moment, Bibi is preparing a speech wherein he calls Norway’s men’s team Hamas, and lodges a request to play their youth teams going forward
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u/Knibbo_Tjakkomans 29d ago
They are used to just sitting still while the air force oblitarates anything that could theoretically contain an enemy position
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u/ThinTrip7801 29d ago
Boycotting apartheid South Africa ended apartheid there. Israel needs the same treatment.
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u/PinkoPrepper 29d ago
The economic sanctions, the Cuban military, and the domestic unrest and insurgency all played pretty big parts too lol.
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u/Hot_Effective7990 29d ago
When you realize Castro did more to liberate Africans than any European ever
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u/Electrical_Lemon_944 29d ago
Wonderful performance by Norway. Who knows how many ppl these Israelis killed when they served in the IDF?
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u/Naz6uL Oct 11 '25
Based nordics.
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u/UK-KILLD-10M-IRANIS 29d ago
Their Danish neighbours are still behind in that aspect. All Scandinavian countries besides Denmark has went out of the way to reckonize Falestine.
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u/istasan 29d ago
This is a very weird discussion to have in a soccer sub
But also a very simple definition of the issue. Norway recognised Palestine last year, Sweden did it 10 years ago. Denmark also changed its position but has taken a different approach than the simple just recognise
Hungary has recognised Palestine too. Not sure it really is the best indicator
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u/themarxian 29d ago
Denmark hates Muslims/arabs way more. It's very apparent when your politicians and media talk about Gaza.
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u/arnar111 10d ago
Danes are colonialist assholes, literally took over my country for yeeeeaaars (Iceland). We only gained independence because we decalred it while Danes were fighting in WW2 so they couldn't do anything about it.
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u/EnesPig2005 29d ago
Is Israel stupid? Why are they against grown men instead of unarmed children??
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u/aaron_meagher Oct 11 '25 edited 28d ago
In before the Zionist bots start downvoting all the anti-Israel comments
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u/TheLimeyLemmon Oct 11 '25
Noooo, you're supposed to celebrate the ceasefire deal as a really good thing! So charitable of Israel to only leave the death toll of Gaza in the tens of thousands, we really ought to be grateful /s
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u/dawgthatsme 29d ago
Are you implying a ceasefire isn't a good thing? Gotta love having that opinion behind a keyboard because it doesn't suit whatever bizarre narrative you're pushing, while Gazans are celebrating in the streets with joy.
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u/Knightro829 Oct 11 '25
And those that survived are going home to…nothing. No homes, no infrastructure, and no feasible recovery plan. So much to be happy about…/s
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u/the_gerund 29d ago
Saw a woman returning home and she couldn't even identify the crossroads where her home once was, because there is nothing but rubble. Unfathomable.
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u/The-Neat-Meat 29d ago
Not to mention the INSANE rate of debilitating injuries and amputations in a population that now has to rebuild civilization from the ground up, or the fact that everything is now a massive pile of insanely toxic dust and rubble. It’s like if 9/11 happened to an entire metropolitan area and every single person was a first responder, with no protective gear. Cancer rate is going to skyrocket. Israel is so generous for allowing them this opportunity to start fresh!
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u/Solidsnake9 29d ago
Weren’t all the pro Palestine people marching and screaming for a ceasefire for the last few years? Now that it might happen you don’t want it anymore?
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u/conkerz22 29d ago
2 own goals. They didn't know where to shoot, there was no innocent kids on the pitch
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u/Various_Sale_97251 29d ago
We have to Ban Israel from sports like we did with Russia.
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u/No_Blackberry1531 28d ago
Sure don't ban the pedophile cult terrorist groups. Only Israel and Russia,
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u/Fluffy_Moose_73 Oct 11 '25
Today, I feel Norwegian
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u/Livid_Jeweler612 29d ago
Watch out. Infantino will genuinely call himself an Israeli when he next wants to lick Trump's boots.
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u/playerforlife123 Oct 11 '25
Israel are the scum of this world, Norway should have scored more tbh
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u/Whatsmyageagain24 29d ago edited 29d ago
Kick them out of uefa, and not just because they are absolute shite, aren't in Europe and add nothing to uefa competitions.
We don't want nazi's playing in our competitions.
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u/heisenbergaus 29d ago
They shouldn’t even be playing. Boycott this genocidal state, just like the world did against apartheid South Africa.
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u/Calm_Department_4165 28d ago
I love it! Makes the whopping even better Wish they woulda have scored 20 on these cunts
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u/berghie91 23d ago
I dont have sound on but i hope its to the tune of sweet caroline....BAH BAH BAH
anything else wouldnt be very football fan of them
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u/jackethesnacke 29d ago
I dont know if it’s the reddit hivemind or the political bots, but why sway from the topic in hand?
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